TODAY WAS MARDI GRAS, bien sûr, and in Ann Arbor you couldn't take three steps without running into some place selling pączkis. Traditionally, these were made to use up lard and sugar you weren't allowed to eat during Lent. With 40 days of relative privation ahead, one could be forgiven for packing away a few …
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Quickie Chocolate Review: Francois Pralus São Tomé & Principe Forastero Bar
Where I got it: Zingerman's Next Door, Ann Arbor MI Price: $9.99 for 3.5 oz. (100g) Cocoa percentage: 75% Website: www.chocolats-pralus.com The Sao Tome bar is one of a family of single-plantation chocolates from Pralus. I got this bar as a Christmas present from my daughter Rachel (have I mentioned that she works at Zingerman's?). It's about the …
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Quickie Chocolate Review: Theo Congo Vanilla Nib Bar
Where I got it: Whole Foods Price: $3.99 for 3 oz. (84g) Cocoa percentage: 65% Website: www.theochocolate.com I was assisted in this review by my daughter Rachel, who works at Zingerman's and is thus surrounded by high-quality chocolate from all over the globe, is trained to sell it, and gets to sample it frequently. I, on …
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2012 – The Fitness at 50 Year in Review
IT'S STILL A BIT HARD TO BELIEVE that 2012, my "year of being 50" is over and done with, even as full a year as it was. As a forward-looking guy, I'm more interested in what I'm doing and learning now, and training for events to come. But readers who joined me during the year …
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